GOP nominee Donald Trump has added another name to his list of potential Supreme Court nominees, and the new choice is welcome, if unexpected.

Sen. Mike Lee of Utah has been added to the list of top 10 possible nominees for the Supreme Court in the event of a Trump presidency.

As many political pundits have pointed out, the major takeaway from this next presidency may likely be less the policies the president will push through, and more the supreme court vacancies filled during the course of the next four (or eight) years.

Although we can sit back and negatively opine about the profound (and debatably excessive) power the Supreme Court has over American life, the fact of the matter is that, for now, we have to live under the near-unchecked power of the Supreme Court.

If you read that and think, “Gee, I wouldn’t want Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton to pick people with that level of power,” you would not be alone.

Lee, however, did not appear to be interested.

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His spokesman, Conn Carroll, said on Friday that “Sen. Lee already has the job he wants, which is why he is campaigning to represent the great people of Utah again this year,” according to Politico.

It also bears mentioning that Lee is one of Sen. Ted Cruz’s closest allies in the Senate — although Cruz has finally endorsed Donald Trump, Lee has yet to do the same.

It is likely his disinterest in the position comes from the candidate suggesting it.